Jun 16 Cabinet Office Document By PBS News Hour This paper regarding the conditions for military action in Iraq was produced by the Cabinet Office on July 21, 2002. It is incomplete because the last page is missing. Continue reading
Jun 16 Text of Downing Street Memo By PBS News Hour The Times of London reported on May 1, 2005 about a 2002 confidential British memo describing how President Bush built his case for the Iraq war. The following is the text of the document, dubbed the "Downing Street memo."… Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch Text of Downing Street Memo The Times of London reported on May 1, 2005 about a 2002 confidential British memo describing how President Bush built his case for the Iraq war. The following is the text of the document, dubbed the "Downing Street memo" after… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch Controversy Continues Over "Downing Street" War Memos The controversy surrounding the "Downing Street memos" continues to grow. The documents, a series of 2002 British memos about President Bush making the case to go to war in Iraq, were recently leaked to the media. Continue watching
Jun 15 Bombings Kill Dozens of Iraqis; Hostage Freed By PBS News Hour Nearly 40 people died in two separate insurgent attacks in Iraq Wednesday, while Iraqi and U.S. forces, acting on a tip, freed an Australian hostage who was hidden beneath a blanket, authorities said. Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch Senate Holds Hearings on Guantanamo Bay The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings Wednesday to determine the future of the U.S. military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, following a searing report by Amnesty International and calls by activists and politicians to close the facility. Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch U.S. Public's Support for War in Iraq Declines as Violence, Deaths Continue Insurgent violence continues and the number of deaths are growing in Iraq. At the same time, recent polls show public support in the United States for the war appears to be decreasing. Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch A Rising Protestant Tide in Latin America and Its Impact on the Catholic Church Correspondent Saul Gonzales of KCET-Los Angeles looks at the growing popularity of the Protestant Church in Latin America and its potential impact on the Catholic Church. Continue watching
Jun 13 Bombings in Iran Kill 10 Ahead of Presidential Election By PBS News Hour A series of bombings in a troubled region of Iran Sunday killed 10 people and wounded more than 100 others days before a national presidential election. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch Guantanamo Bay Log Detailing Treatment, Interrogation of Prisoner Revealed As international groups continue to call for the closure of the U.S. camp at Guantanamo Bay, Time magazine obtained a log detailing the interrogation and treatment of the so-called "20th hijacker" at the facility. Continue watching